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fifth year × 61

"Padfoot? Are you barking mad?" Moody hissed quietly as Sirius in dog form trotted past Harry. "You'll blow the entire operation." Tonks smiled and helped Harry duck into a concealed room where Sirius transformed back.

Moody guarded the door whilst the others waited. Hermione and Nadia were chatting quietly and Ginny was laughing at something Tonks was doing.

Harry then came out and the group raced through the wall. They quickly bid their goodbyes and boarded the train.

Nadia immediately excused herself from the compartment when Cho entered and jumped on Harry's lap. She took off on a search for her favorite Slytherins.

That was until a pair of hands covered her eyes. "Guess who!" A cool, voice said. "He's gorgeous and absolutely adorable."

Nadia didn't say anything, feigning thought. She knew perfectly well who it was. He continued. "And he'll be extremely annoyed if you get it wrong."

With one swift move, she had her hands around his neck and her lips pressed to his.

Once they broke away, she nodded. "It's lucky I guessed right. Who knows who I could've been kissing." She stated jokingly.

Draco playfully glared before leading her into his compartment.

Pansy jumped into Nadia's arms like a kangaroo. She then pulled away, a small frown carved into her features. "You didn't write nearly as much as you said you would."

"Yeah. I stopped receiving letters pretty abruptly, love." Draco added.

Nadia sighed nervously. She couldn't tell them about the Order. "I'm really sorry. Something came up and it meant I couldn't write."

"Oh okay." Pansy accepted her excuse but Draco didn't seem to believe her.

The train journey passed at the speed of light which was strange. Usually the train journey felt rather long.

Before grabbing a carriage, Draco decided to voice his feelings when he saw Harry. "I'm surprised that the Ministry's still letting you walk around free, Potter!" He taunted, strutting past him.

"I expect there's a cell in Azkaban with your name on it." Suddenly, Harry lunged. Draco pushed Nadia back as Crabbe and Goyle stepped in front of him protectively. Pansy gasped, squeezing Nadia's arm. Ron struggled to hold Harry back.

"What did I tell you? Complete nutter. " Draco muttered, taking Nadia's hand and pulling her away.

"Just stay away from me!" Harry yelled.

She looked back at Hermione, who was equally as horrified.

"Potter really has gone mad, hasn't he?" Crabbe asked whilst the group of them grabbed a carriage.

"Always has been. It just took him a while to snap." Draco stated coldly. "All this nonsense about You-Know-Who being back."

"You think it's nonsense?" Nadia piped up but at the looks which the Slytherins gave her, she wished she didn't.

"Do you?" Goyle questioned rather rudely. He immediately shrunk back when Draco glared at him.

"I'm not really sure what to believe anymore." Nadia mumbled, fiddling with her fingers.

Draco interlaced their fingers and gave her a comforting smile before his eyes quickly turned cold again. "It's that pathetic old fool, Dumbledore. He's the one behind it all."

Nadia wanted to say something but when all of them agreed, she decided to stay quiet. She didn't need the drama right now.

However, a smile reappeared on her face when the magnificent castle came into view. She was finally home.